All Oscar nominee are winners this year, whether they triumph on the big night or not, with every one receiving a very lavish $350,000K gift bag.
Timothée Chalamet, Emma Stone and Leonardo DiCaprio will take home everything from luxury getaways and liposuction to high-end cannabis products and even a custom prenuptial agreement from an LA divorce attorney.
Dubbed the 2026 ‘Everyone Wins’ gift bag, nominees can either celebrate or commiserate following the ceremony with trips to Sri-Lanka, Ibiza, The Artic, as well a seven-night stay at a Californian retreat.
There is also designer luggage perfect and travel cup perfect for any getaway, as well as luxury skincare and spa experiences.
When it comes to cosmetic procedures included in the gift bag comes facial rejuvenation treatments and a ‘smile make over’ at a Beverly Hills dentist.
If that wasn’t enough there is also tequila, non-alcoholic margaritas, cookies, a vegan handbag as well as sliders and underwear sets.
Every Oscar nominee is a winner this year, whether they triumph on the big night or not, as they all receive a very lavish $350,000K gift bag
Timothée Chalamet (pictured) Emma Stone and Leonardo DiCaprio will all take home everything from luxury holidays and liposuction to cannabis products and a custom prenup
The bags, produced by LA marketing firm Distinctive Assets, will be handed to all top nominees, but are in fact not officially connected to the Oscars.
Despite his, companies still line up to pay a fee to have their products included, with Rescue Spa reportedly contributing almost $500 worth of treatment per bag.
Company founder Lash Fary said: ‘Of course none of the celebrities we gift need free stuff It’s simple marketing’.
‘Brands give the product away in exchange for the prestige of being associated with the most acclaimed actors in the world at that moment.’
He added: ‘We are acknowledging these amazing nominees while elevating and showcasing small businesses, minority-owned brands, female entrepreneurs and companies that give back at a time when everyone can use a little more fun and frivolity.’
Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck has dished on Hollywood’s Ozempic craze and his Oscars predictions as he prepares to cater the Academy Awards’ official afterparty once again, The Governors Ball.
For the 32nd year in his career, Puck will be serving a mouth-watering array of treats at the exclusive bash, with this year’s menu featuring cannolis, ‘In-N-Out Style’ dry-aged ribeye sliders, dark chocolate eclairs, and, of course, plenty of caviar.
The Daily Mail got a sneak peek of the menu and a chance to speak with the legend himself in his kitchen, where we can confirm the food will be just as delicious as it appears.
Dubbed the 2026 ‘Everyone Wins’ gift bag, nominees can either celebrate or commiserate following the ceremony with trips to Sri-Lanka, Ibiza, The Artic
There is also designer luggage perfect and travel cup perfect for any getaway, as well as luxury skincare and spa experiences
The elegant soiree is not just a chance to try a feast whipped up by Puck and his team, but an opportunity to enjoy a cheat day for those watching their waistlines.
In recent years, a number of celebrities have been open about using GLP-1s to help them curb their appetite, but Puck, 76, is not going to change how he prepares for the night in the kitchen.
‘No,’ Puck said when asked if he’ll be making less food to accommodate smaller appetites. ‘You know what? We change, but we do our stuff. I don’t wait until somebody tells me, ‘you have to do that.’ I do it. So, the only thing who tells me what to do is my wife, but the rest I do.’
‘We make the same amount of food. We don’t want to run out, but, when we finish, we pack everything up and send it downtown to Skid Row so people can eat just like at the Oscars, so nothing gets wasted.’
‘They want an experience,’ Puck’s eldest son, Byron, who is helping him with the evening’s menu, adds. ‘Maybe the only thing that I see is more sharing.
‘So I think people are actually ordering food, sharing, maybe not eating a whole plate to themselves, but sharing amongst each other, because food is celebration with friends and family at the end of the day.
‘So, I think it’s amazing how much of the world is wanting to trim down, I would say, in terms of the amount of eating. But no, I still think people love food. People love that experience and people still want to go out to enjoy themselves in that manner. So, I don’t think we’re cooking less.’
Out of the kitchen, Puck is enjoying some of the films up for a coveted Oscar.
Puck revealed his Academy Awards predictions with the Daily Mail, predicting Oscars glory for Paul Thomas Anderson and Sean Penn.
But as far as Best Picture, he thinks it is down to two films.
‘I think One Dish After Another! Or One Battle After Another,’ he told the Daily Mail. ‘I think it’s a great movie, but Sinners is also very good, so maybe Sinners might win for Best Picture.
‘I think Paul Thomas Anderson might win for Best Director and I think Sean Penn should win, even he won already two, they might not give it to three to him, that might be too much. Might go into his head.’
Puck was not putting all his chips into Timothee Chalamet receiving his first Oscar this year, either.
‘I think now it’s a little up in the air,’ he said.
The Governors Ball is one of the last major bashes celebrating awards season and comes after a slew of other extravagant ceremonies – many of which also served food.
Puck was unfiltered when asked what he thought of the food at past awards shows.
‘I don’t give a s**t!’ he replied. ‘I only care about us!’
This year’s menu consists of his usual staples, chicken pot pie and Oscar-shaped chocolates, however, he is also introducing some new items.
‘Well, food, when somebody is hungry, you want comfort food,’ Puck told the Daily Mail. ‘And some people like innovation, but comfort food is different things for different people. Like this year, we set up a big sushi station in the dining room with five Japanese sushi chefs, and they’re going to make fresh nigiris, fresh hamachis, fresh hand rolls and everything.
‘So it’s going to be made to order just like if you go to the best Japanese restaurant. So, for me, that’s really special, because I love Japanese food too. And then we have our beef from Japan, which we’ve served already for a few years now, because it’s the best beef in the world.’
This year’s annual gala menu will also feature Domaine Clarence Dillon wine, Don Julio tequila cocktails, Dassai sake, Piper Heidsieck champagne. Gorgeous floral arrangements will be on display throughout the room by celebrity florist Saco Sarkissian of Petals LA.
‘We make a tomahawk steak, so we’re going to slice it to order,’ Puck says. ‘We’re going to even have an English special. We’re going to have fish and chips, but fried to order with a few potato chips in it, the fish in it, the spicy sauce on it. You know, the English normally don’t eat a spicy sauce with it, but we spice it up with some jalapeno and with some other chilies and so it’s going to be really delicious and you can bite it, have a glass of champagne, and you’re fine.’
